Blog Posts in Category: Health

Ever since I was young, I had the common
assumption that “coffee stunts your growth” drilled into my head. As I got
older, I watched my parents drink multiple cups of coffee before heading off to
work and I eventually found myself relying on the drink either in the morning
or pulling an all-nighter to study for an exam. With that being said, there has
been a constant debate for decades if coffee is actually harmful to your health
and Health Magazine tries to get to the bottom of it.
An article... Read More

School has started and we are all getting into the flow of things - going to class, hitting the gym, and frequenting the food halls with our friends. While this is all fine and dandy, there is something looming around the corner… Flu Season! Don’t be too afraid. There are three easy ways to combat this issue as set forth by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. First and foremost, get a flu vaccination! UNH Health Services will be providing a Flu Clinic on Wednesday, October 5 in the... Read More

This past summer a hockey player for the Winnipeg Jets of the NHL, Rick Rypien, passed away where he resides in Coleman, Alberta. His former team, the Vancouver Canucks reported that Rypien had been suffering from severe depression. On the ice he was a heavy-hitting, skilled, two-way hockey player. Though, off the ice his mental health was a rollercoaster ride. The Jet's Assistant General Manager Craig Heisinger, stated that Rypien was a simple guy that had some issues to deal with. His... Read More

After an intense workout session, it’s human nature to toss our damp, sweaty clothes into a gym bag and eventually take care of them when it’s time to do a load of laundry. However, the one vital step that most people don’t take care of is the bag that carries all the germs. Health magazine recently published an article that examined the perfect environment we are creating for bacteria to thrive in. Although we are doing a great thing for our bodies by being active, if we don’t properly take... Read More

As some of you hopefully know about already, Healthy UNH is running its third campus-wide Fall into Fitness Event for students, faculty and staff. For those of you who don’t know, you have only a few more days to sign up for this fitness competition. To participate in this competition is easy; form a team of 1-5 people and register yourself or your team by September 29 on the Healthy UNH website. Between October 3 and October 30, teams will keep track of their fitness minutes weekly and enter... Read More

Exams are fast approaching for many of us and because of
that fact, we may not be getting to the gym as much as we would like to. Will
missing a couple sessions at the gym hurt your overall health? Not a chance.
However, why not help the body out during those long study sessions and instead
of chowing down a bag of chips, or eating up a candy bar, have some fantastic
tasting fruits!
The Choose
My Plate website states that fruits are low calorie, low sodium and have
no cholesterol, which makes... Read More

Paying more than the price of a gallon of gas for a product that American’s could consume for free would be foolish, irrational, and uneconomical, right? Then why do we spend nearly $21 billion purchasing something that can be easily be acquired by flicking on your faucet? I’m talking about water. Author Charles Fishman writes in his book, The Big Thirst: The Secret Life and Turbulent Future of Water, that Americans are spending "more on Poland Spring, FIJI Water, Evian, Aquafina and Dasani... Read More

This
fall, the University of New Hampshire will be participating in the event known
as Food Day. This month long series of
activities will work to increase awareness and action for more nutritious and
sustainable foods. The event begins on
the 21st of September, and ends on October 24th. For those of you who find it difficult to
stay attached to a fixed diet, these events are certainly for you. Food Day representatives will provide plenty
of healthy alternatives and guide you towards a... Read More

Everyone has felt that anxious feeling starting in the pit of our stomachs and ultimately convincing us that we simply do not have enough time. This reoccurring emotion has a name and it’s called stress. As defined by dictionary.com, stress is the pressure or tension exerted on a particular object. When your body becomes to feel stressed, it reacts by preparing either to “fight or flee” the situation. When this is activated, adrenaline and norepinephrine are released to focus attention on the... Read More

Healthcare costs have been climbing in the last decade, and there are many reasons why. In California, air pollution has notoriously been a silent spender. Air pollution in California has cost federal, state, and private health insurers roughly $193 million in hospital cost. Without quality air, the hospitals expenses are increasing, causing more out of pocket money from patients and insurers. The LA Times states that Medicare and MediCal, California’s Medicaid program, have paid more than... Read More